Bed Bugs - What to do?

First thing first: You will need to visit the following website:

http://londonpestgroup.com/

The pdf documents can be printed off and will detail the whole process of preparing a place for treatment through to the end of the treatment by a pest control professional.

There is no underestimating the value of this website to those unfortunate enough to have to deal with this nuisance insect pests.

 This is the inside of a bed base.

The wooden battens reveal dark/black "felt tip pen" like marks. What are these, you may ask? Well, those black dots are bed bug "poo" - blood fecal marks. When bed bugs squeeze into tiny gaps, they may have to secrete some of the human blood stored in their abdomen. Or it will be where they have harboured to digest their blood feed, until the next feed.

There will be six blood feeds from the initial feed to full adult maturity; they must take a blood meal to finish each moult, the whole life cycle, under ideal conditions, can take as little as 2 months.

Summer Time Blues: Biting Insects - Fleas

Fleas are a perennial problem in our homes.
My method in dealing with these irritating and "disturbing - to some" pests is to stick to a mode of operation:
The pets, require to be put on a program from the Vet; Advocate or similar. The bedding needs to be destroyed or put on a hot wash, as the flea eggs, larvae and adults will be found here, in addition to other areas around the home where they sleep or rest during the day.
My role begins by initially vacuuming thoroughly with my "numatic" Vacuum cleaner; this removes eggs, larvae, pupae and adult fleas.
I then treat all accessible floor areas with a insecticide preparation and an Insect Growth Regulator (IGR); so I knock them down quickly and disrupt their developmental stages.
I emphasize to the client that they MUST NOT vacuum until after the second and final treatment is carried out in a fortnights time, or all that benefit / preparation, working against the fleas, will be sucked up!
Finally, I carry out the same insecticidal and IGR treatment in 14 days time. This finally breaks the life cycle and tops up the benefit of the initial treatment, increasing the likelihood of success against these robust pests.
Tip: if you are getting bites, primarily around the ankles, this may indicate that you are being bitten by fleas, as they can only jump 6" (inches) and this normally is the first point of contact with us, from the ground areas.